Folding seat for automobile doors



May 27, 1930. c. ZIZZO 3 1 3 FOLDING SEAT FDR AUTOMOBILE DOORS Filed April 30, 1927 IN V EN TOR.

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A TTORNEYS.

Patnted y,27;,1930f [ST-Arts PATENT lE i z b, OE NE ARK, NEW JERSEY" v [FOLDING SEAT r03 AUTOMOBILE roons Applicatiohlfiled April 30, 1927. Serial No. 187,730. r

This invention relates to folding seats and more particularly to such types as areadapted to be supported on the inside of automobile doors. o-

It often'occurs that it is desirable to carry more people than the normal capacity of a vehicle and in so doingeveryone is'uncomfortable due to squeezing the extra passen- A further aim is in the provision of a fold ing seat that is readilybrought into use or positioned out of the'way when n ot inuse.

A still further characteristic is in the novel means of attaching the seat to the door so that when folded, it presents aneat, fiat ap pearance, not interfering with'the usual ent-rance or exist of passengers to orfrom the car. o o

These and other objects, which will-become [apparent as the description progresses, are

accomplished by the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement ofparts, hereinj after described and illustrated in the accom-v panying drawing, forming an important component of this disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a 'perspectiveview showing the preferredembodiment of the invention, as in an open position for use, the 'upholstering being omitted.

Figure-2 is a rear elevational view of the same; a

Figure 3' is a fragmentary, partialside elevational, partial longitudinal sectional View of the same, as in a folded or closed'position;

Figure 4: is a. partial longitudinalsectional' view of the resilient closingfmeans, drawn to an enlarged scale. i V f In the drawings, the numeralv 10 generally designates the floorof an. automobile and-the numeral 11, of the hinged rear doors engag-" ing the floor when closed,'as shown in Figure2. i

Fixedonthe inside, lower portion of the free edges, is a metal plate 12 substantially rectangular in contour having an 'arcuate rear edge 13 conforming to the usual, contour of the door, and a plurality of'openings 141 door and flush with its lower and outside,

along'its edges through whichscrews passto engage the door. I V

F ixedito the plate 12, at the upper edge,'

are a pair of spaced opposed brackets 15, the

same being held byscrews suited toengage in any of the several openings in the plate, as

seen in Figures 1 "and 2, thus providing an adjustment for the seat.

Journalled in the brackets a sleeve 16 through which passes a rod 17 havinga wash or 18 at one endand a ratchet wheel 19' at the other end in engagement with a pawl 20 v pivoted to the adjacent bracket 15. Y

' Fixed in the rod 17 is one end'21 of a coiled torsion spring" 22, its other end 23 passing through the sleeve 16 and anchored in one of .a pair of U-shaped brackets 24 fast on' the sleeve and'engaging a rectangular, wooden seat 25 m its arms 26.

Thus, it will be understood tha-tupon winding the ratchet 19, the seat 25 will tend to rise and fold against the doordue to the action of the spring 22.

Securedat the outer, freecorners of the seat, are brackets 27 in which are pivoted;

pivoted to mating braces 31 rotatable on the front and rear side edges of the seat.

' Extending outwardly and upwardlyfrom the rear edge of the seat are-brackets 32 have legs 28- connected by'a cross-piece 29,f and f rotatably mounted on the legs are braces 30,

ing forks in which is pivoted the lower extremities of aback-rest 33.

Thus, by placing the back 33 on the seat 25 and-moving the braces 3081 upwardly,

the legs 28 will fold under the'seat'and the" v,

entire ensemble will assume an upright posia tion as shown in liigur'e 3." a

It will benoted that the device'is quickly and easily brought into use or folded to a. closed position, andthat it occupies very lit tle space when closed presenting an almost fiat surface but which enables accommodation ,7 ofpassengersinexcess'oftlinormal capacity V 'fofthevehicle. I '1 ',I It is to be hot'e dth'atthe rseatel'lables a perf'son to'sitrrfacing:iii-either'pf two directions ,in ronev of whichthe back 33 maybe used as an; 1 gfmr esgnndiit isfu rther apparent that the sturdy Pl .712ac sicfm r lly re-e qr eg 1'1 fa n d-d strengthen the doortd whieh: it-is app I "Although the g igis d cripfi' sa of J i th'e preferred embodiment lj'fthjinvention,

1 i will e ap ar nt tha m iiqw anges may bemadeginits construction,;With0ut the exercise offinvefition' orconflicting Withjthew; scope 6f the claim hereto appended. Halving fihl is' describedmy-invgntion,What ldjai'mas newap'ddesireio securebyLetters ;A

"ln a iolding seat, a plat fixed o'n g supporty seat fixedjon saidsleeve, a r0d;-in sa /ic1's1 eve,- i a torsionalelmentain"aids1eeve;{ ue ;enc1r0f Y said .glement engaging with said; sleeve-and the-.pther end withsaidrpd, a ratchet n-said 251 rod,;-a'n -d a pawlnga'ging with;' aid',r@tchet.; Th'isspecification fl signed --and witnssed 'this29thdayf Apni1,1927. 4 

